Partout en France, il ne vit bien qu'au bord de l'eau. Son bois imputrescible, aux nombreux usages allant de la sculpture aux panneaux de particules, se travaille aisément. Les feuilles sont vermifuges et l'écorce fébrifuge.

Found everywhere in France, Common Alder only grows nicely near water. Its imputrescible wood is easy to craft and has found many uses ranging from sculptures to hardboard. Its leaves are used as vermifuge and its bark against fever.

Famille des Bétulacées
Betulaceae Family
Betulaceae